I take back what I said about Toon Link. He's decent at long range. Obviously not as good as someone like Snake, but he's still got three decently powered projectiles, even if they don't move too quick. If you're playing against someone who's half decent, don't expect to make too much headway after mid-range, but you'll at least be able to toss things at them to keep them occupied.

Seriously. That's been pissing me off for a while now because I used to use the boomerang just before charging in to knock people off their rhythm. Gale Boomerang does nothing...

Melee Link could throw his boomerang before a quick character charged him so it would break their combo when it returned to him. He could chuck bombs at it to make them fall straight down. It did a decent amount of damage and made opponents flinch.

Gale boomerang drags characters toward you randomly so they can kick your ass.